Author: Shane Sullivan

Make Australian Rugby Great Again

Who is the Wallaby Openside? Liam Gill or Michael Hooper? I’m going to put my cards on the table straight up. I’m a Reds fan. And I am a massive Liam Gill fan. Don’t get me wrong I’m a fan of Michael Hooper as well, but for the start of the Rugby Championship I think Liam Gill should be starting for the Wallabies. Here’s why. Let’s start by looking at the other two backrow positions. With the injuries to Palu, Higginbotham and Kimlin it’s actually looking a little thin. I’m assuming Ben Mowen…

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What a difference a week makes! The Lions lost their captain and openside flanker Sam Warburton. Then Dropped Irish legend Brian O’Driscoll and replaced him with the giant Jamie Roberts. The Wallabies made one unforced change bringing in the legendary George Smith. While Liam Gill was the unlucky guy who made way for him. The Match The Wallabies looked nervous from the kick off. Kane Douglas decided to leave the ball and forced Will Genia to attempt a very difficult take, which he spilled. From the resulting scrum referee Roman Poite awarded the Lions a free kick for an early engage. The Lions…

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Amongst all the angst and hysteria of yellow jerseys being called yellow and not gold. And the dramas of the toxic environment comments. And the thousands of comments, articles and forum threads devoted to Quade Cooper being or not being selected for the Wallabies squad. It seems to me that one small fact seems to have been neglected.

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Hi guys. Game 3 taking photo’s for greenandgoldrugby.com and I’m pretty happy with my improvement. My big lesson for this week is to check my shutter speed! Even though I set it at 1/1000 before going on the pitch by the time the game started it was on 1/400! So the shots aren’t as sharp as they could be. The good news is I’m getting more focused shots and some that are not quite there but I like. I’ve included a couple in the Photo Gallery that the pro’s probably wouldn’t of shared. On to the Photo Gallery. You can…

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Rugby news is your daily round-up of the hot stories in Oz and international rugby. By the way, you can get all the rugby news straight to your email inbox each morning by subscribing to our list via the button below. [one_half last=”no”] Big rugby news from the Melbourne Rebels The troubled franchise has had a horror year with financial issues and player strife but things just got a whole lot crazier. Coach Damien Hill’s contract is up at the end of this season and he has been told to re-apply for his job. And CEO Steve Bolland will leave…

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